WSR 17-21-091

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed October 17, 2017, 4:07 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Amendments to chapter 137-25 WAC, Serious violations—Total and partial confinement facilities and chapter 137-28 WAC, Discipline—Prisons.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 72.01.090, 72.65.100, 72.09.130, and 9.94.070.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Amendments to refine the definitions, rules and procedures related to general and serious infractions.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: The department invites interested parties to review and provide input on the proposed rules. Comments may be sent to John Nispel, at the address shown below.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting John Nispel, Contracts Administrator, P.O. Box 41114, phone 360-725-8365, fax 360-664-2009, email john.nispel@doc.wa.gov, web site www.doc.wa.gov.

October 17, 2017

Jody Becker

Deputy Secretary